it could be an indication that osaka has been shouldering a very large burden silently for a long time. there's still a lot of questions that need to be answered. you mentioned her decision to skip those mandatory post match press conferences at roland garros. the tournament wanted everything to be equal but she cited mental health concerns initially and there was speculation she didn't want to be subjected to the scrutiny that might come with her performance on the clay court. she hasn't been as strong there as other surfaces. i want to read you a little bit of what she said today because she's offering some clarity on what she's been going through. and more specifically, that she's been suffering with bouts of depression. she said that's one of the main reasons why she had so much anxiety coming into the tournament and that she realized that her timing was off here, but that, you know, she really wanted to protect herself. she wanted to have self-care, as she put it. and now she's saying that her future is up in the air, that she's stepping away from the courts, victor.

what that means most immediately for wimbledon and the olympics is anybody's guess right now. it shed further light on what she's been going through. and i think her team and those around her are also going to have to answer some questions now as to why it seems like she may not have gotten the support she's needed until now. >> you never know, you never know. carolyn, thank you. top of the hour. i'm victor blackwell. alisyn is off. in ceremonies across the country, the nation is honoring its fallen heroes. those who fought for this country's freedom and the gold star families they left behind. memorial day also signifies the unofficial start of summer. and this year it's the first unmasked holiday for a lot of americans in more than a year. and now that more than 40% of the people across this country have been fully vaccinated, more than 51% of adults, today looks very different than where we were last year.

crowded beaches and pools, restaurants at full capacity. strangers not afraid to gather, as spectators are flocking to sports stadiums. look at this crowd. 135,000 fans watched the indy 500, the largest sporting event since the pandemic started. the holiday is also setting a pandemic record for travel. aaa predicts 37 million people will travel 50 miles or more. airports have been packed. close to 2 million passengers traveling through tsa checkpoints on friday alone. let's go to cnn's pete muntean live at reagan national airport. a lot of people have been marking this as maybe the day they get back out there and out there they are. pete, what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, victor, this airport was a ghost town only a year ago. and now the tsa says it screened 1.6 million people at airports across country just yesterday. compare that to the same day in 2020 when only 350,000 people

flew. we've come a long way, especially considering that the tsa air travel record of the pandemic was set only back on friday when 1.96 million people flew. the big question is whether or not we'll reach the elusive 2 million passenger mark. we'll maybe see it today. it's slated to be the busiest of the holiday weekend. that number we have not seen since march of 2020. this story not just about air travel. aaa anticipates 37 million people will travel 50 miles or more this holiday weekend. 34 million of them by car. those numbers really not all that far off from where we were in 2019, but drivers are in for a bit of a rude awakening when 2 comes to gas prices. now the highest they have been in seven years. the national average for a gallon of gas, $3.05, up $1 from where we were a year ago. you know, a lot of people leaning into this idea, the first maskless holiday of the pandemic. remember, you still have to wear a mask on all forms of public transportation. that includes planes, trains,

buses, boats and also here in terminals, victor. >> pete muntean, thank you so much. now, throughout the country this memorial day, americans are paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. ♪ >> what you're seeing here happened at the world war ii veterans' memorial in washington. other memorial day tributes are haepg at navy memorial as well as states holding their own commemorations. also so many loved ones visiting the resting places, those cemeteries of those taken too soon in defense of the u.s. and today the defense secretary, lloyd austin, reached out to the families of the fallen. >> for the loved ones of those who have fallen, let me simply say, we know the depth of your

sacrifice. but we can never truly know the depth of your loss. what we can do is honor the memory of those you lost by caring for those who mourn them and by seeking to perfect our union and defend our democracy. >> since the start of the civil war, more than 1.2 million people have been killed in service to this country. now, this is the first memorial day for president biden as commander in chief. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. vice president harris and secretary austin also participated. nearly 5,000 unknown soldiers are bury add the cemetery. in a speech the president reflected on the meaning of the day and the personal toll he feels on memorial day. let's go to cnn's white house correspondent arlette.

the president speeblgz so personal about this because it is personal. what did he say today? >> it really is, victor. president biden reflected not just on the fallen heroes who died in service to our country, but also on his own personal loss. it was six years ago yesterday that his eldest son, beau biden, passed away from brain cancer. beau biden served in the delaware national guard, including a tour of duty in iraq. a moment the president said was among the proudest of his son's life. and so often, as the president talks about his own loss, he relates to those military families who send their loved ones into war and for many who saw their loved ones pay the ultimate sacrifice. you heard the president today saying that this is a very hard time of year for his family, just as it is for so many military families across the country. and in his remarks, he also drew particular attention to the losses from the -- from

america's most recent wars in iraq and afghanistan. a particularly poignant moment as the u.s. is set to withdrew troops from afghanistan as early as july. the president said these fallen soldiers have been at the top of his mind, dating back to when he was vice president. take a listen. >> i carry in my pocket a number of troops killed during the wars in afghanistan and iraq. not an aproximate, not rounded off numbers. they each leave behind an entire community and family. today that number is 7,036. 7,036 fallen angels who lost their lives in these conflicts. and this memorial day, we honor

the legacy and the sacrifice, duty, honor, country. they lived for it, they died for it. we as a nation are eternally grateful. >> reporter: and on this first memorial day as commander in chief, the president urged americans to come together to protect and defend the very democracy that so many fallen soldiers gave their lives to defend. victor? >> absolutely. arlette for us there at the white house, thanks much. let's turn to retired army lieutenant general mark hertling. general, something we have discussed when i was on the weekend show, and i think it's so poignant, i want you to share it here, that you carry a box of cards that i think people should know about as they consider -- and it's nearby.

as we're talking about beaches and traveling and everybody's getting emails of sales, tell us about your box of cards. >> yeah, i just reached over to get it, victor. it's a box i have on my desk. here it is right here. on the front it says "make it matter "the and it has cards inside of it, 253 of them that look something like this. and they all have a picture and the name of a soldier that i either served with or commanded who gave their last fullmer, the greatest sacrifice in defense of the country. 253 souls from a couple of deployments that i had that i look at every day and say a prayer, a silent prayer every day for them. and so the president's comments today at arlington as well as secretary austin's really sang to me because he not only talked about the card he carried with the number, because that number is somewhat -- you know, it doesn't really describe the

faces and the people, but it shows he's caring for them, but he also talked about the families. and my wife and i still stay in contact with some of the families of these individuals that served -- that we served with and that we lost in combat. in fact, my wife got a text message today that she had sent out to one of the spouses of a soldier who had been killed in action in iraq. and just checking in on her, seeing how she's doing and got a response back saying that their young child, who was less than a year old when their father -- when his father died, is now 16 and heading off to college -- 17 or 18, i guess, heading off to college. so, it's those kind of contacts that bring a real personal touch to this memorial day. it's more than just visiting the cemeteries. it's really reflecting and remembering those we served with and rededicating our life to serving our country. >> it's the support after the funeral, the years that go on that is so important to so many families. i understand you told one of my producers, you got a favorite

line that's applicable to today to "saving private ryan." tell me about it. >> yeah, "saving private ryan" is probably my favorite movie. there's a great line in it, for anyone who has seen the movie. tom hanks, playing captain miller, the guy tasked with the mission of going out and finding private ryan, one of three sons that he had to bring back because the other two sons had died, is pulled in -- he pulls in matthew damon, pulls him in close as he's dying and he says, earn this, earn this. and at that point in the film it fades to 1944 to today where private ryan is now an old man visiting the cemetery in normandy. and he turns to his wife and says, tell me i'm a good man. that's what all of us have who have served with these young men

and women who have given their lives in support of their country. we want to make sure we earn it for them as well. sorry about that. >> no, don't -- don't apologize for that at all, general. let me ask you about a general who you know well, who is now the defense secretary, secretary austin. our barbara starr had an exclusive interview with him and there was some propaganda from russia, from china, even from some u.s. officials who question the softening of the military. he says he doesn't lose a minute's sleep. your concern for the u.s. military softening? >> i have none. they are not soft at all. the men and women that serve in uniform, who wear the cloth of our country, have it right, victor. you know, general -- secretary austin, former general austin,

is a classmate of mine from west point. i know him well. i served under his command in iraq. he knows what he's talking about. and if you talk to those who serve today, they will tell you, there's no softening. you know, the propaganda videos that russia and china are trying to really put forth, and some people, unfortunately, have bought in to, reflect an america that is softening. i don't see it in the military, that's for sure. what we have is a diverse, professional force. people who volunteer to serve from all walks of life and they bring with them a myriad diversities that contribute to the greater good. and they represent our country, like no other army in the world. by the way, they all take an oath that they vow to defend unlike any other military in the world a piece of paper, the constitution. not the mother land or the father land or the president or

the king or the queen. they defend ideas and ideals and values. that's what makes our military strong. >> i'm glad you bring up that oath to that piece of paper because there was something that was remarkable that was said by a man who took that oath, former general, former national security adviser. remember that context. this man was the national security adviser 22 days to a president. this is general michael flynn at a qanon event over the weekend. >> simple marine, i want to know why what happened in myanmar can't happen here? [ cheers and applause ] >> no reason. i mean, it should happen. there's no reason. but -- that's right.

>> that was general hertling saying there should be a military style coup as what happened in myanmar here. your reaction. >> well, first of all, the simple marine that mispronounced myanmar -- >> i'm sorry, general flynn. >> -- is very simple, but i can't account for what's happened to general flynn. i knew him when he was an active soldier. and i think just some of the things he's saying are getting crazier and crazier as the day goes on. i don't understand it. he knows the wrongness of all the things he's doing, but it is freedom of speech. it's what we guarantee. and, unfortunately, he is, in my view, gone off the deep end and he shouldn't say those kinds of things because it runs contrary to what we vow an oath to defend and what we serve as soldiers and former soldiers in the army. >> general hertling, thank you

for your time. as always, sir, thank you for your service. >> victor, it's always a pleasure to be with you. thank you so much. >> we want to honor all of the gold star families who are mourning the loss of a service member today. ♪ ♪

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you the owner of a hat store in nashville is facing backlash after advertising the sale of anti-vaccine yellow star of david patches. it's the same type of badge nazis forced jews to wear in europe during the holocaust. the owner is apologizing after protests outside the hat works store in nashville over the weekend. this is where it all started.

the owner posted photos on instagram announcing the sale of a star of david patch that says, not vaccinated. >> when you take a symbol, like the gold -- the yellow star that was foisted upon jews to ostracize them and make them victims and then they took all those people and brought them onto boxcars and annihilated them, don't belittle the memories of 6 million jews by using that symbol. >> cnn's jean is following this for us. >> here is the apology. it was posted on the store's instagram account. it says, quote, in no way did i intend to trivialize the star of david or disrespect what happened to millions of people. that is not who i am or what i stand for.

my intent was not to exploit or make a profit. my hope was to share my genuine concern and fear and to do all that i can to make sure that nothing like that ever happens again. i sincerely apologize for any insensitivity. but that apology didn't go too far in the eyes of some hatmakers, because as it stands now, there are four hatmakers that are actually pulling their inventory. first of all, stetson. they say as a result of the sale, they will not have any of their products at this store at all. kangol headwear, they gave her a chance, they don't feel the apology was sincere. tula is horrified by the whole thing. she or the store went on to say another post, and this was the most recent one. she said, quote, i was willing to put my business on the line to stand up for the freedoms that we still have in our

country. was the use of the yellow star an insensitivity? obviously so to many, but it does -- but does that make me an anti-semite nazi? no it doesn't. have i done unspeakable, unforgivable harm to others? no, i have not. but in the past 15 months there has been plenty of unforgivable harm. you know, victor, i think people want to understand her state of mind. in criminal law you always say the state of mind of someone. obviously these hatmakers believe they've heard enough. they've pulled their inventory. they'll be no longer in the store. and they have a lot of hats. i looked at the website. but that is the latest. and see seems to be very defiant in a sense, apologetic to a sense, but does that distinction make a difference? >> yeah, certainly to many people across the country and

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was pulled from her class in march, reassigned to nonteaching duties and stripped of contact with her students. why? because she refused to remove a black lives matter sign above her classroom door. now she's taking her florida district to court. she says her first amendment rights were violated. now, that's one fight. there's another one happening at this school. the push to rename it. it's robert e. lee high school, that's where she works in jacksonville. also there's a move to rename several other schools in duval county. she joins us now along with her attorney from the southern poverty law center. thank you for being with me. amy, let me start with you and why you thought you needed to hang this message, black lives matter, above your classroom door? >> yeah, i think that's a great question. you know, just to give you some context. we're in a school that is 70% black, named robert e. lee high

school, home of the generals. we're in the middle of living history, right? biggest civil rights movement of our time. george floyd is being killed. we're having these name change meetings that are progressively becoming, at our school to change the name, are progressively becoming rallies for white supremacy complete with pom-poms the color of the confederacy. and i just wanted to make it clear to my students that when they walk into my room, they can feel safe. they can let out a breath. they can know they matter. >> listen, i know that school, that area well. i lived in jacksonville for four years, a mile away in riverside, so i know robert e. lee high school. i know the population that you're teaching. was it controversial in the room? was it controversial with the other teachers? >> no. in fact, it was something i think was really comforting, really positive. you know, it just further --

really it was meant to represent my students, right, students that are in it. i think they felt represented, i think they felt cared for. i would think in a school that would be a positive thing. >> amy, one more for you. the district, amy, says this is part of their statement, the district has opened a human resources matter to review allegations of potential misconduct under school board policy and the principles of professional conduct for the education profession in florida. the presumption of innocence applies. however, she has been removed from school and classroom duties while the matter is reviewed. what do you understand the potential misconduct to be? >> up, it's -- quite honestly, it's hard to understand. i wanted every one of my students to walk into my classroom and know they mattered because they do. and i'm not sure what's

problematic or concerning about that. >> bacardi, to you, tell us about this case. this is now a suit against duval county public schools. what's the defense and why you think you can win here? >> well, this is a case about retaliation. it's a case about, you know, when you become a public employee and you're a teacher, you don't check your rights to be able to speak on matters of public importance at the door. so, ms. donofrio has done nothing but that. the retaliation came after she made comments on her facebook page about matters of public importance. that's not something the school is allowed to do, both under federal law and the state law. so, she has been retaliated against both for her speech as well as for complaining about discrimination against black students. >> amy, florida education commissioners office used you as an example as they are trying to get rid of or keep critical race

theory out of the classroom. let's listen. >> i've censured or fired or terminated numerous teachers for doing that. i'm getting sued in duval right now because it was an entire classroom memorialized to black lives matter. we made sure she was terminated and now we're being sued by every liberal group for freedom speech. >> an entire classroom memorialized to black lives matter. the commissioner's office says he was referring, when he said terminated, terminated from classroom instruction, not fired. what's your response to the characterization you heard there? >> i mean, quite honestly, it was devastating, it was shocking. you know, part of the implication was about my students and questioning if they were high-performing. i just want to say my students are not only performing well,

they are exceptional. we have presented four times at harvard university, we met president obama. they excelled and soared, and my classroom simply represented them, their achievements and their lives and their value. and to see that instead of being applauded and supported, it to be denigrated there that way or deemed unacceptable, not just by our school, but by our entire state education system. it's devastating. >> bacardi, to you. we know there are statehouses across the country that are working to keep the history and the role of racism in american history out of the classroom. on this day of all days, the 100th anniversary of the tulsa race massacre. what does that mean for a generation of students if that is not included in education, it's not included in curricula?

>> you know, this is history that we have seen repeated over and over again when there becomes a movement to try to stop and quell movements towards freedom. that's what's been happening with the black lives matter movement, with the statements about race and people trying to understand the systematic and structural barriers. and the backlash has been pretty vicious. this whole notion of trying to put things under the umbrella of critical race theory when that's not even what's being taught. it's basic american history. for us to not want our students to understand their own history is a tragedy that is just incompr incomprehensible. we should understand how danger yaus that is when we start to burn books and create book lists and dictate what students can learn and how they can think. and the language that's being used is really ironic because it's completely opposite of what

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reporter oliver darcy for more. people are really bad, and they just don't know how bad they are, is that what we're learning from this? >> that is, victor. it's actually really revealing study that's come out. people are just overconfident in their ability to detect false news. so, researchers asked participants, you know, how well do you think you can identify false news? 90% of participants, they said they are above average in identifying false news. but when researchers compared that number to the actual data from the study after they take the survey about, you know, their knowledge on current events and compare it to the actual data, people place themselves, on average, about 22% tile higher than they scored on this test. so, victor, this highlights this news literacy problem we have in this country where people are consuming misinformation, conspiracy theories, things that

aren't true. in fact, they think they are better than other people at identifying that kind of false information. it's something we really don't talk enough about. we kind of laugh off, i think, some of these conspiracy theories because they're so delusional and obviously not true, but for the people who are watching a channel like oan or even fox, they very much believe it. >> they're designed to appear credible. they're designed to look like they are real news. in fact, they are not. oliver darcy, thanks so much. >> thank you. tomorrow president biden will travel to tulsa to mark 100 years since a race massacre that killed hundreds of african-americans. next you'll hear from the victims' descend ents who can calling for reparations.

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president biden just released a proclamation for day of remembrance to mark what happened 100 years ago today in the thriving community of greenwood, oklahoma. a prayer wall was just dedicated at an historic church in that area. a corner of north tulsa, also known as black wall street, where black business, art, culture flourished, became the center of one of the deadliest and most destructive race massacres in american history. and now the new film, cnn's "dreamland: the burning of black wall street" takes a revealing look at what really happened on greenwood on that tragic day a century ago and our abby phillip has a look at what's being done today to compensate the few remaining survivors of the massacre and the descendents.

>> how long would you wait for your justice. >> reporter: lessi, viola floyd fletcher, these are the last three known survivors of the 1921 tulsa race massacre. >> i will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home. i am 107 years old and have never seen justice. i pray that one day i will. >> reporter: for decades, massacre victims and their descendants have called for reparations, but now with democrats in power in washington, the issue is being seriously debated and studied. >> the victims of this atrocity have been denied justice for far too long. >> there's only one reason why descendants of the tulsa massacre have not been compensated. and that reason is racism. >> reporter: today this mural and half a city block are all that is left of 1 had you been years ago it was a vibrant city within a city

where black businesses, entrepreneurs, art, culture thrived. in 18 hours it was destroyed and burned to the ground by a racist mob. historians believe as many as 300 black residents were killed. what do reparations mean to you? >> reparations, the root was to repair, must have financial compensation to those that suffered the massacre. >> reporter: with the eyes of the world trained on tulsa, an attorney is fighting back, suing the city for restitution, calling for the massacre centennial commission to give back to victims some of what's been raised. >> lot of people are starting to understand what happened in tulsa and the magnitude of devastation and destruction. >> today, white owned businesses and corporations are rapidly developing land in greenwood as black businesses see their presence dwindling through gentrification. across the country, reparations have taken different forms, in evanston, illinois, the city

will distribute $10 million to black residents as reparations for discriminatory policies from the 1920s to the late '60s. in california, the state may return millions in beach front property taken from a black family in the 1920s. here in tulsa, there's been far more resistance from elected officials, including the mayor, gt bynum. >> getting in, trying to make cash payments, divides the community on something we need to be united around. >> i disagree. and again, what is divisive is when we're not willing to talk about the truth, when we're not willing to talk about the harm done. what i'm saying is even as a descendant, let's take care of the survivors right now that are in our face and let's take care of them. >> abby phillip joins me. that's an important point. often what we here, opposition to reparations are these are not people that were victims of the

atrocity. we have three who are. where does the fight stand now? >> yeah. not only three that are victims but there are clear records of descendants, one was representative goodman from that piece. that's one of the arguments by attorneys that brought the latest case, asking for reparations, is that this is a clear case in which you know who victims are, you know what restitution should look like, and it should be the place where reparations are seriously done, somewhere in this country, for a massacre we're spending so much time now commemorating. i should note, victor, this is not the first time that either the survivors or descendants have gone to court for reparations. almost immediately after the massacre, there were efforts to get reparations. they were all unsuccessful. >> abby phillip, excellent story. thank you so much for being with

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this is a good one, it is graduation season. two classes of college seniors got a very generous gift. the president of wilbur wilber

said this. >> because you have shown you're capable of doing difficult work under difficult circumstances, because you represent the best of your generation, we wish to give you a fresh start. therefore, the board of trustees has authorized me to forgive any debt. >> i would have fallen clean off my chair. that includes debt and school fines. $375,000. congratulations to all of them, all of the graduation there and high school grads. typically i show graduation or

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